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richmond residents looking for some action against chevron oil and this refinery. activists will rally demanding some immediate safety improvements. meantime, richmond city council passing a resolution just last week demanding chevron update all its equipment. it also wants the company to increase its financial support and hiring in that community. just back in august, one of the refinery's pipelines ruptured, releasing all that large vapor and a cloud of smoke. it ignited a big-time fire, releasing toxic fumes throughout the area. hot the last couple of days. christina is here with the forecast. >> it is the hottest stretch of the year so far. i don't think we're going to get any hotter. we're in october and we should be dropping off. fall has arrived. it's going to start to feel like fall as of this weekend. temperatures today will stay kind of warm. 95 in fairfield. 82 in oakland. you'll still touch on the 80s in san francisco for the last day. that fog will roll back in between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and midnight. oh, yeah, it's going to get thick out there. as
richmond residents looking for some action against chevron oil and this refinery. activists will rally demanding some immediate safety improvements. meantime, richmond city council passing a resolution just last week demanding chevron update all its equipment. it also wants the company to increase its financial support and hiring in that community. just back in august, one of the refinery's pipelines ruptured, releasing all that large vapor and a cloud of smoke. it ignited a big-time fire,...
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richmond city council passing a resolution demanding chevron update its equipment. it also wants the company to increase its financial support and hiring in that community. just last august, this past august, one of the refineries pipeline ruptured, releasing that large huge vapor crowd. it ignited and caused a big massive fire causing toxic fumes. >>> oakland is officially the first city in the nation to offer residents combination government i.d.s and bank cards to all citizens regardless of immigration status. city council members voted to give the plan a final go-ahead during last night's session. all oakland residents can prove -- who can prove their identity can get a card. what makes the i.d. unique, the debit card function lets lower-income people avoid check cashing fees and keeps them from having to carry cash. city leaders say the program will take 60 to 90 days to roll out. the price will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and seniors and $15 for adults. richmond is now considering a similar program. >>> the sign of a tough economy. the alum rock union
richmond city council passing a resolution demanding chevron update its equipment. it also wants the company to increase its financial support and hiring in that community. just last august, this past august, one of the refineries pipeline ruptured, releasing that large huge vapor crowd. it ignited and caused a big massive fire causing toxic fumes. >>> oakland is officially the first city in the nation to offer residents combination government i.d.s and bank cards to all citizens...
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chevron with techron. care for your car. who are these guys? oh, that's just my buds. bacon, donuts. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] waffles. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip some fiber by us? rookie. okay. ♪ nutty clusters and almonds, ♪ ♪ almonds. ♪ fiber one is gonna make you smile. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one nutty clusters and almonds. with 43% daily value of fiber for you. crunchy nutty clusters and real almond slices for your taste buds. >>> it is 5:11. welcome back, everybody. visa closing its very last office in san francisco today. the credit card company says it's moving itself and close to 100 employees across the bay to its foster city headquarters. visa said instant wanted to have all of its bay area employees under one single roof. the company has been consolidating its workforce since 2007. >>> we all know that mobile devices are all the rage but not everyone is jumping on board. a pew research study finds only half of all adults in the country own a smartphone or tablet. it
chevron with techron. care for your car. who are these guys? oh, that's just my buds. bacon, donuts. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] waffles. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip some fiber by us? rookie. okay. ♪ nutty clusters and almonds, ♪ ♪ almonds. ♪ fiber one is gonna make you smile. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one nutty clusters and almonds. with 43% daily value of fiber for you. crunchy nutty clusters and real almond...
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and a lot of big projects, chevron project. so it's very important for them and they're looking to bring people in from other parts of the world. in some ways they're leading a lot of the competitive activity. >> do you see much migration of people around the world looking for jobs these days? >> the oil and gas industry remains probably the most mobile industry out there. top engineers expect in their career to work in more than one country and often more than one continent. australia is very interesting for them and a lot of them would like to go there. the australian government actually holds some of that back on making pieces available. although if you're in a specific demand or you work for one of the operators, there are opportunities. other countries are also actively trying to bring people in. >> finding as the survey pounds out, finding -- points out, finding people with the right skills is a big challenge. the survey found shortage of skills ran second only to economic instability as a threat to the oil and gas indust
and a lot of big projects, chevron project. so it's very important for them and they're looking to bring people in from other parts of the world. in some ways they're leading a lot of the competitive activity. >> do you see much migration of people around the world looking for jobs these days? >> the oil and gas industry remains probably the most mobile industry out there. top engineers expect in their career to work in more than one country and often more than one continent....